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December 15, 2017

Scientia potentia est: de opkomst van de makelaar voor alles

Digitale platforms brengen substantiële voordelen voor consumenten en bedrijven door op te treden als makelaar voor uiteenlopende diensten en producten. Naast vele voordelen, zijn er ook nadelen aan deze verandering: platforms worden stelselmatig gebruikt om misleidende informatie te verspreiden.

November 27, 2017

Discontovoet onderwijs

Deze notitie beschrijft of er redenen zijn om de discontovoet voor onderwijs te laten afwijken van de standaard discontovoet.

October 11, 2017

Preventing NEETs During the Great Recession: The Effects of a Mandatory Activation Program for Young Welfare Recipients

We study the impact of a mandatory activation program for young welfare recipients in the Netherlands. Introduced at the end of 2009, the goal of the program was to prevent so-called NEETs (individuals not in employment, education or training).

October 3, 2017

The effect of geographical distance on online transactions: Evidence from the Netherlands

The rise of online trade alters the role of distance between (potential) buyers and sellers. We use data from eBay subsidiary Marktplaats.nl, one of the largest online trading platforms in the Netherlands, to estimate how distance affects the probability of a transaction between small geographical regions.

August 1, 2017

Study of cost-benefit analysis for e-government

The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) has asked CPB to determine the extent to which the methodology of cost-benefit analysis (CBA), or valuable elements thereof, can be applied in a useful and practical way within the e-government domain.

July 11, 2017

Vormgeving van Evidence-Informed Beleid

Presentation used by Laura van Geest during the 'Kennis & Beleid Congres 2017', organized by Science Works, in The Hague, 2017, June 22.

July 6, 2017

A lost generation? The early career effects of graduating during a recession

We estimate the effect of graduating during a recession on the early careers of high educated graduates in the Netherlands between 1996 and 2012. Exploiting field-specifi c differences in un-employment rates, we fi nd that graduates on average suffer a 2.3% lower wage in a typical recession in their first year.

July 3, 2017

Cyber Security Risk Assessment (CSRA) for the Economy

Society is digitising. The five most valuable companies in the world are ICT companies. The Dutch population makes extensive use of the Internet, and the government is also focusing increasingly on the use of digital means. This digitisation also involves an increase in the economic importance of cyber security.

June 13, 2017

Using Tax Deductions to Promote Lifelong Learning: Real and Shifting Responses

Policymakers are concerned about potential underinvestment in lifelong learning. In this paper we study to what extent a tax deduction helps to stimulate post-initial training.

June 6, 2017

Notitie CPB Analyse en internationale vergelijking sbir

Notitie voor het ministerie van Economische Zaken waarin een analyse en internationale vergelijking met betrekking tot de sbir gemaakt is.